55% of Spring Garden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Pennsylvania.

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spring Garden township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 33

2 bedrooms: 604

3 bedrooms: 1,999

4 bedrooms: 747

5 or more bedrooms: 319

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spring Garden township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 159

2 bedrooms: 141

3 bedrooms: 132

4 bedrooms: 34

5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Spring Garden township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 134

1 vehicle: 1,096

2 vehicles: 1,780

3 vehicles: 555

4 vehicles: 99

5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Spring Garden township in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 32

1 vehicle: 236

2 vehicles: 144

3 vehicles: 54

4 vehicles: 7

5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (8%)

Health care (8%)

Educational services (8%)

Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)

Accommodation and food services (5%)

Machinery (5%)

Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)

Educational services (18%)

Accommodation and food services (6%)

Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Finance and insurance (5%)

Public administration (4%)

Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Top executives (5%)

Engineers (4%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)

Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Spring Garden township:

German (37.4%)

United States or American (9.6%)

Irish (9.5%)

Italian (8.6%)

English (7.8%)

Scotch-Irish (2.7%)

Polish (2.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Greece (12%)

Canada (12%)

Germany (10%)

United Kingdom (10%)

Korea (9%)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)

Italy (7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 4,532 (84%)

Carpooled: 340 (6%)

Motorcycle: 7 (0%)

Bicycle: 22 (0%)

Walked: 356 (7%)

Other means: 14 (0%)

Worked at home: 149 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (83%)

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)

Electricity (5%)

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Spring Garden township, Pennsylvania:

1,383 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

410 people in nursing homes

17 people in other nonhousehold living situations

13 people in homes for the mentally retarded

94.2% of residents of Spring Garden township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).